The Trump administration told a Maryland federal court that it should toss a lawsuit from states challenging its implementation of an executive order targeting diversity, equity and inclusion practices in the government contracting space, arguing the order falls within well-settled law.
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Feds Seek To Throw Out States' Challenge To DEI Contract EO

By Ganesh Setty

The Trump administration told a Maryland federal court that it should toss a lawsuit from states challenging its implementation of an executive order targeting diversity, equity and inclusion practices in the government contracting space, arguing the order falls within well-settled law.

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States' Temporary Aid Data-Sharing Injunction Bid Falls Short

By Lauren Berg

A D.C. federal judge declined to block a Trump administration policy allowing disclosures of temporary financial assistance recipients' sensitive personal information to federal authorities, saying that while it "seems plausible" this will chill participation in the program, Democratic-led states challenging the policy haven't provided "concrete evidence" of such harm.

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Live Nation Can't Ditch FTC's Ticket Scalping Case

By Dorothy Atkins

A California federal judge refused Monday to toss the Federal Trade Commission's claims Live Nation ignored ticket scalpers and failed to disclose significant Ticketmaster fees upfront, finding the suit plausibly alleges Ticketmaster didn't enforce its own resale policies and duped consumers with "ambiguous and vague" disclosures.

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LITIGATION

Boeing Can't Avoid Punitives With HQ Move, Passengers Say

By Ben Adlin

Passengers suing The Boeing Co. over the 2024 blowout of an aircraft door panel told a Washington state court on Monday that the aerospace giant can't escape punitive damages under Illinois law, claiming that corporate decisions made at the company's former Chicago headquarters are to blame for the event.

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Construction Equipment Rental Antitrust Case Moves Ahead

By Matthew Perlman

An Illinois federal court refused to toss a case accusing construction equipment rental companies including United Rentals, Herc and The Home Depot of using benchmarking software to inflate rental rates.

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SEVENTH CIRCUIT

7th Circ. Skeptical Of Reviving License Plate Surveillance Suit

By Lauraann Wood

A Seventh Circuit panel seemed skeptical Tuesday that it should revive two Cook County residents' lawsuit claiming the Illinois State Police subject residents to unconstitutional searches through automatic license plate reading cameras whose data is saved for months.

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ENFORCEMENT

Lupin Strikes Deal In States' Generic Drug-Price Fixing Suit

By Gina Kim

Lupin Pharmaceuticals has reached a settlement with multiple states to resolve allegations that it conspired with G&W Laboratories Inc. to raise prices of the tuberculosis drug Ethambutol during a supply shortage years ago, according to a minute order entered in Connecticut federal court on Monday.

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PEOPLE

Reed Smith Adds AI, Data And Cyber Partner In Chicago

By James Boyle

Reed Smith LLP announced Tuesday that an attorney specializing in cybersecurity and data privacy matters has moved her practice to the firm's Chicago office after more than two years with Neal Gerber & Eisenberg LLP.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

3rd Circ. Affirms Thomson Reuters' Westlaw AI Copyright Win

By Ivan Moreno

The Third Circuit on Tuesday upheld Thomson Reuters' victory against Ross Intelligence Inc. in the first U.S. appellate ruling to address whether artificial intelligence training can be fair use of copyrighted material, upholding a Delaware federal court's decision that the startup infringed Westlaw headnotes by using material derived from them to develop an AI-powered legal search tool.

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11th Circ. Won't Pause Sanctions Against Trump In IRS Case

By Jack McLoone

An Eleventh Circuit panel refused Tuesday to pause a district court's sanctions order barring President Donald Trump and others from citing the agreement he made to settle his $10 billion suit against the Internal Revenue Service while they appeal the order.

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DC Circ. Weighs Limits On Boasberg's Contempt Inquiry

By Jared Foretek

A top Justice Department official told an en banc D.C. Circuit panel that a district judge should refer former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem for contempt over the 2025 deportation flights to El Salvador and move on, saying the judge had no authority to wrap others into his inquiry.

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Jack Smith Says He Won't Be Intimidated By Trump Threats

By Courtney Bublé

Former special counsel Jack Smith testified on Tuesday he "will not be silenced" by threats of prosecution by the president or others.

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Baker Botts Atty Disputes Inventor's Claim Of Defamation Deal

By Madison Arnold

A Baker Botts LLP patent attorney is pushing back on an inventor's claim that they reached a settlement agreement in the inventor's defamation suit in Florida federal court.

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Richards Layton Atty's Chancery Nomination Advanced

By Rose Krebs

A Delaware senate committee Tuesday advanced the nomination for a Richards Layton & Finger PA director to serve as a vice chancellor on the nationally important Chancery Court, with him vowing to continue the court's esteemed legacy for corporate law jurisprudence.

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LAW FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Ashurst Perkins

Avyno Law

Baker & Hostetler

Baker Botts

Berger Montague

Bondurant Mixson

Brito PLLC

Competition Law Partners

Cuneo Gilbert

DLA Piper

DiCello Levitt

Faegre Drinker

FeganScott

Garwin Gerstein

Gass Turek

Gustafson Gluek

Jones Day

Kaiser PLLC

King & Spalding

Kirkland & Ellis

Latham & Watkins

Lockridge Grindal

Morgan Lewis

Neal Gerber

Paul Hastings

Pillsbury Winthrop

Proskauer Rose

Reed Smith

Richards Layton

Rivero Mestre

SML Avvocati

Sidley Austin

Skadden Arps

Sullivan & Cromwell

Susman Godfrey

Vinson & Elkins

Wachtell Lipton

White & Case

Winston Taylor

COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

American Civil Liberties Union

Aurobindo Pharma Ltd.

Claritev

EquipmentShare.com Inc.

Ford Motor Co.

G&W Laboratories Inc.

International Brotherhood of Teamsters

LinkedIn Corp.

Live Nation Entertainment Inc.

Lupin Ltd.

New York University

RB Global Inc.

RealPage Inc.

Rouse Services

Sandoz International GmbH

Starbucks Corp.

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.

The Boeing Co.

The Home Depot Inc.

Thomson Reuters Corp.

Trump Organization Inc.

United Rentals Inc.

University of Southern California

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Administration for Children and Families

Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council

Federal Aviation Administration

Federal Trade Commission

Illinois Attorney General's Office

Internal Revenue Service

Maryland Attorney General's Office

U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

U.S. Department of Defense

U.S. Department of Energy

U.S. Department of Homeland Security

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut

U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida

U.S. Supreme Court